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Philippe Fourastié
Philippe Fourastié (14 January 1940 - 6 September 1982) was a French director and screenwriter. Biography He learned the trade by starting as an assistant. He started with Pierre Schoendoerffer on '' La 317e Section'' (prize for best screenplay, Festival de Cannes 1965). He worked again with him on ''Objectif 500 millions'', where he met actor Bruno Cremer with whom he would later collaborate. He also assisted Claude Chabrol for Marie-Chantal against Doctor Kha, Jean-Luc Godard for '' Pierrot le fou'' and Jacques Rivette, on another film banned by censorship, Suzanne Simonin, the Nun of Diderot. In 1966, he directed his first feature film: A choice of assassins, adaptation of William P. McGivern, the author of ''Odds Against Tomorrow'' (adapted in 1959 by Robert Wise). The film tells the story of a cartoonist who goes adrift after the death of his wife, who crosses paths with arms dealers, beatniks, and gangsters in Tangier. ''La Bande à Bonnot'' is the second and last film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Fourastié
Philippe Fourastié (14 January 1940 - 6 September 1982) was a French director and screenwriter. Biography He learned the trade by starting as an assistant. He started with Pierre Schoendoerffer on '' La 317e Section'' (prize for best screenplay, Festival de Cannes 1965). He worked again with him on ''Objectif 500 millions'', where he met actor Bruno Cremer with whom he would later collaborate. He also assisted Claude Chabrol for Marie-Chantal against Doctor Kha, Jean-Luc Godard for '' Pierrot le fou'' and Jacques Rivette, on another film banned by censorship, Suzanne Simonin, the Nun of Diderot. In 1966, he directed his first feature film: A choice of assassins, adaptation of William P. McGivern, the author of ''Odds Against Tomorrow'' (adapted in 1959 by Robert Wise). The film tells the story of a cartoonist who goes adrift after the death of his wife, who crosses paths with arms dealers, beatniks, and gangsters in Tangier. ''La Bande à Bonnot'' is the second and last film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
